Partners' Capital and Distributions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Partners’ Capital and Distributions

Units Outstanding

The following tables present the activity for our preferred and common units:


	Limited Partners
	Series A Preferred Units	Series B Preferred Units	Common Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2021	71,090,468	800,000	704,991,540
Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program	—	—	(2,375,299)
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	51,937
Outstanding at March 31, 2022	71,090,468	800,000	702,668,178
Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program	—	—	(4,876,062)
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	147,830
Outstanding at June 30, 2022	71,090,468	800,000	697,939,946

Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	392,739

Outstanding at September 30, 2022	71,090,468	800,000	698,332,685


	Limited Partners
	Series A Preferred Units	Series B Preferred Units	Common Units
Outstanding at December 31, 2020	71,090,468	800,000	722,380,416

Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program	—	—	(350,000)
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	25,431
Outstanding at March 31, 2021	71,090,468	800,000	722,055,847
Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program	—	—	(4,940,592)
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	256,321
Outstanding at June 30, 2021	71,090,468	800,000	717,371,576
Repurchase and cancellation of common units under the Common Equity Repurchase Program	—	—	(6,626,711)
Issuances of common units under equity-indexed compensation plans	—	—	377,017
Outstanding at September 30, 2021	71,090,468	800,000	711,121,882

Common Equity Repurchase Program

We repurchased 7.3 million and 11.9 million common units under our Common Equity Repurchase Program (the “Program”) through open market purchases that settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, for a total purchase price of $74 million and $117 million, respectively, including commissions and fees. The repurchased common units were canceled immediately upon acquisition, as were the PAGP Class C shares held by us associated with the repurchased common units. At September 30, 2022, the remaining available capacity under the Program was $198 million. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part IV of our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Program.

Distributions

Series A Preferred Unit Distributions. The following table details distributions to our Series A preferred unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2022 (in millions, except per unit data):


	Series A Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date	Cash Distribution		Distribution per Unit
November 14, 2022 (1)	$	37	$	0.525
August 12, 2022	$	37	$	0.525
May 13, 2022	$	37	$	0.525
February 14, 2022	$	37	$	0.525

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2022 for the period from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2022, such amount was accrued as distributions payable in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Series B Preferred Unit Distributions. Distributions on our Series B preferred units are payable semi-annually in arrears on the 15th day of May and November. The following table details distributions paid to our Series B preferred unitholders (in millions, except per unit data):


	Series B Preferred Unitholders
Distribution Payment Date	Cash Distribution		Distribution per Unit
November 15, 2022 (1)	$	24.5	$	30.625
May 16, 2022	$	24.5	$	30.625

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2022 for the period from May 17, 2022 through November 14, 2022.

At September 30, 2022, approximately $18 million of accrued distributions payable to our Series B preferred unitholders was included in “Other current liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Common Unit Distributions. The following table details distributions to our common unitholders paid during or pertaining to the first nine months of 2022 (in millions, except per unit data):


	Distributions						Cash Distribution per Common Unit
	Common Unitholders				Total Cash Distribution
Distribution Payment Date	Public		AAP
November 14, 2022 (1)	$	100	$	52	$	152	$	0.2175
August 12, 2022	$	99	$	53	$	152	$	0.2175
May 13, 2022	$	100	$	53	$	153	$	0.2175
February 14, 2022	$	84	$	43	$	127	$	0.1800

(1)Payable to unitholders of record at the close of business on October 31, 2022 for the period from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022.

Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

As of September 30, 2022, noncontrolling interests in our subsidiaries consisted of (i) a 35% interest in Plains Oyrx Permian Basin LLC (the “Permian JV”) and (ii) a 33% interest in Red River Pipeline Company LLC (“Red River LLC”).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we paid distributions of $180 million and $15 million to noncontrolling interests in the Permian JV and Red River LLC, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, we received a contribution of $26 million from noncontrolling interests in the Permian JV associated with the acquisition of the remaining 50% interest in an unconsolidated subsidiary of the Permian JV.